Andrew Ivens


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Andrew is coaching Bluegrass Singers and the Blues Band, accompanying Intro to Art Songs and Intro to Crossover Singing.

Andrew is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and piano technician from Ajax, Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education from OISE and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Music Composition from Humber College. He has been a sought-after utility player in the Greater Toronto Area for over a decade, performing on pedal steel, keyboards, and guitar in a multitude of genres.

Alongside teaching music and maintaining pianos in the GTA, Andrew has been involved with many musical projects including Yasgurs Farm (keyboards), Heart Like A Ronstadt (utility), Patrick Dorie (pedal steel), David James Allan (keyboards, pedal steel), Bedford Bells (pedal steel, piano), Gillian Nicola (keyboards, pedal steel), Fresh Kils (keyboards, samples), and the Chopped Liver Bluegrass Band (vocals, guitar). Currently, he is the Hammond B3 organ player for the tribute group ‘Classic Seger’, touring regularly in Canada and the US, and recently back from Ireland and the UK.

The Chopped Liver Bluegrass Band performing Brown Eyed Women.

Andrew’s website